Articles filed under Weather
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...
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ComEd bringing in outside help for storm aidAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Repair crews are crossing the country from Philadelphia, Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky to help restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of suburban homes and busines...
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Fox Valley, suburbs battered by stormsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An already drenched Fox Valley got another soaking Thursday afternoon -- and there's more in store for this weekend. With many homes already flooded from earlier rains, ...
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Lake County chairman declares state of emergencyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Lake County Board Chairwoman Suzi Schmidt has declared Lake County is in a state of emergency and disaster. By itself, the declaration has no real impact. But it paves t...
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Storms force Opening night football cancellationsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The severe storms that have rattled the suburbs over the past few days have also wreaked havoc on the opening night of high school football throughout the Daily Herald a...
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Fluke front is to blame for all this rainAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Will it ever stop raining? State climatologists and meteorologists say yes, but just not right now. Experts say that's because the heavy August rainfall on northern Il...
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We might be in time, Gurnee mayor saysAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik said today that the massive volunteer effort to sandbag homes and businesses along the Des Plaines River may save the village from terrible...
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Strong winds, fast downpour create havocAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two lines of severe thunderstorms ripped through the Tri-Cities late Thursday afternoon and early evening, leaving behind a mess of downed power lines, tree limbs and fl...
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Governor cuts flood control spending, tours floodingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban lawmakers were stunned Friday to find Gov. Rod Blagojevich touring area flooding and promising to do all he could to help, given that just 24 hour...
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Officials standing by to help; need volunteersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency personnel and local officials are standing by today in the northern Fox Valley to help residents affected by yesterday's storms and recent flooding. Officials ...